Bupa saw significant growth in membership numbers, revenue and profits across the group in the first half of 2025, but UK profitability slipped as higher claims, adviser commission and investment took hold....
Read moreThe Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) have raised concerns about a proposal put forward by Lord Kinnock for a tax hike on private healthcare. The...
Read moreAxa Health has hired Jordan Ayrey as SME distribution director from Bupa where he was head of consumer intermediary. He will join Axa Health in November and will lead SME distribution, driving...
Read moreRemoving the VAT exemption on private healthcare would be "madness" adding to the tax burden on employers and causing individuals and UK plc alike to think long and hard about whether they...
Read moreLord Kinnock is calling for the government to remove the exemption on VAT on private healthcare, while calls have also been made to introduce a windfall tax on these services. The former...
Read moreAviva is expanding its health risk assessments and tying-in customer progress towards personal health goals to earning the 15% discount. The moves are part of updates to its MyHealthCounts benefit which the...
Read moreBupa is offering a free mini health check to individuals and couples who take out a new health insurance policy until the end of September. Throughout August and September, Bupa Health Clinics...
Read moreAxa's life and health protection businesses delivered an 8% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues in the first six months of 2025 the global insurer revealed. The insurer said...
Read moreSpire Healthcare saw profits plummet by 50% while revenues from private medical insurance (PMI) remained flat as claims processes tightened in the first half of 2025. The healthcare group introduced a major...
Read moreAviva medical director Dr Doug Wright is retiring this summer after 27 years in the UK health insurance sector. He joined Aviva in the summer of 1998 and was appointed medical director...
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